Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda has announced that it will fully resume operations, exactly one month after its television, radio, print and digital platforms were forced to shut down following a military operation.
The media house confirmed on Tuesday that its services will be restored progressively, marking the end of weeks of disruption that began on 28 June when security personnel raided its facilities in Kampala.
In a statement, NMG PLC Chairman Joe Muganda said the company is ready to return to serving its audiences with its core mission of delivering credible and balanced journalism across all its platforms.
“As we return to serving you, our focus remains the delivery of trusted and balanced journalism across all our platforms,” Muganda said.
He also thanked readers, viewers, listeners, advertisers and business partners for their patience and continued confidence in the company’s brands during the shutdown.
The development follows high-level engagements involving President Yoweri Museveni, Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Tanzanian businessman Rostam Azizi, whose investment company, Taifa Limited, earlier this year acquired a controlling 54.08 per cent stake in Nation Media Group, East Africa’s largest media company.
NMG’s operations came to a halt in the early hours of 28 June after security personnel raided the Daily Monitor headquarters in Namuwongo and the Kampala Serena International Conference Centre, where NTV Uganda and Spark TV operate their broadcast studios.
The operation triggered a power outage that knocked NTV Uganda and Spark TV off air at around 5:00am. It also disrupted the publication of the Daily Monitor and affected the operations of the group’s radio stations, KFM 93.3 and Dembe FM 90.4, as well as its digital platforms.
At the time, Gen Muhoozi said the shutdown had been carried out on the orders of President Museveni. He claimed the action was taken because of what he described as a sustained campaign by the media house to undermine the government and its leadership while promoting opposition and foreign interests.
